HTML file format
HyperText Markup Language
HTML is the language of web pages: text marked up with tags for headings, paragraphs, links, images and tables. Browsers render it; PDF freezes it into fixed pages.
| Property | HTML |
|---|---|
| File extensions | .html, .htm |
| MIME type | text/html |
| Introduced | 1993 by Tim Berners-Lee / W3C / WHATWG |
| Type | Web page |
| How it's stored | None (plain text) |
| Keeps formatting | Yes, with CSS |
| Compatibility | Every web browser |
| Best for | Web pages, email templates |
What is an HTML file?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) was created by Tim Berners-Lee for the World Wide Web in the early 1990s; HTML5 is maintained today as a living standard by WHATWG. A saved .html file contains the page's structure and text, while styling usually lives in separate CSS files.